Apparatus for mounting samples on cards and the like



A. OSER 1,943,390

APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING SAMPLES ON CARDS AND THE LIKE Jan. 16, 1934.

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APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING SAMPLES ON CARDS AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. 26, 1951 4 tsh et 4 F|g.7 L9 53 28 3O 33 31 L3 1 6 32 3/ 15 2 50 Patented Jan. 16, 1934 UNITED "STATES PATENT @FFICE Alfred Oser, Vienna, Austria Application September 26,

1931, Serial No.

565,245, and in Austria October 13, 1930 22 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for mounting samples, especially textile samples, on cards or other kinds of backing, with or without pasting, simultaneously, a label corresponding to each sample on the same card or other backing, in juxtaposition with the respective sample. It particularly relates to such a device in which adhesive is applied to the card which is then pressed against a stack of samples.

The principal object of the invention is to produce such a device which is simple and easy to operate and which produces sample cards similar to those produced manually. This result is particularly achieved by the employment of pads for applying the adhesive, made of an absorbent material and secured in the container for the adhesive, which have a cross-sectional or contact surface corresponding in outline to the shape of the samples to be mounted on the card. With such pads a uniform application of the adhesive to the card is obtained in one operation, the adhesive being evenly distributed over each of the surfaces to which the samples will be attached, which is of considerable importance for the appearance of the finished cards.

A further object is to provide a device in which the adhesive will be applied to the cards in a uniformly thin layer. Experiments have shown that this cannot be done with pads of a spongelike structure, but only with an absorbent material which is but slightly compressible, such as hard felt, similar to that used in the manufac ture of polishing wheels. The structure of this material is such that it absorbs adhesive mainly on its side-surfaces, so that comparatively little adhesive reaches the contact-surface of the pads. In this connection, it is also important that the hard felt, which at its center remains substantially free from adhesive liquid, be only slightly compressed when brought into contact with the card, thus preventing that the edges of the coated portions receive an excess of adhesive.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a device in which the card or other backing is held immovably in place during that part of the operation when the adhesive is applied to it and up to the time that the samples are pasted onto it, so that the samples may be mounted exactly on the portions of the backing which is coated with the adhesive.

Still another object of the invention is to provide, in such a device, combined containers for the samples and the corresponding labels, so as to avoid mix-ups in their application to the card.

A further object is to provide, in such a device,

a beater adapted to strike the card after the samples are mounted on it, so that any samples that may adhere to those mounted on the card may be caused to drop 01f.

A still further object is to provide means, in such a device, for preventing the adhesive from drying on the pads.

A modified form of embodiment of the invention has as its purpose to provide means whereby the designations of the samples may be printed on the cards, instead of applied thereto on labels.

Other objects and features of novelty will become apparent as this specification proceeds, in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the device, with some parts shown in section; Fig. 2 is a plan of the head of the apparatus, drawn to an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is a section taken on line III--III of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the head lowered on to the sample container, as viewed from the left; Fig. 5 is a similar view of the head, lowered onto the adhesive container; Fig. 6 is a plan view of a portion of a slide carrying the sample container, on an enlarged scale, parts of 0,- the container being broken oif to afford a better View; Fig. 7 is a partly sectional and partly elevational View of the sample container, the section being taken on the line VIIVII of Fig. 6,1ooking in the direction indicated by arrows in that fig- 5' ure; Fig. 8 is a plan view of the adhesive container; and Fig. 9 is a detail in section taken on the line IX-IX of Fig. 6. The same reference characters designate identical parts throughout the different views.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the device comprises a vertically reciprocatable head carried by the rod of a piston mounted in a cylinder 1 and held in the position shown in Fig. 1 by any conventional means such as air pressure or a spring in the cylinder underneath the piston. A pedal 2 is operatively connected to the underside of the head to permit the same to be brought down by foot pressure and to be returned upward on release of such pressure. The bed 3 of the apparatus is formed to serve as a guide for a slide 4 adapted to be moved lengthwise thereon. The slide 4 carries the adhesive container 5 and the container 6 for the stacks of samples and labels. A hood 7 mounted over one end of the bed 3 serves to receive the adhesive container therein at a certain stage of the operation of the device.

The head generally referred to above comprises a plate 8 provided with lateral guide rails 9 (Figs. 2 to between which the blank cards 10 are rigidly held. The guide rails 9 are pivoted as at 11 to a frame 12 which is vertically reciprocatable and is held down by flat springs 13 in engagement with eccentric rollers 14. To the shafts 15 of the eccentric rollers 14 are keyed arms 16 connected by a three-armed link 17-18. The arm 18 carries a guide roller 19 which, as will hereinafter appear, co-operates with projections on the slide 4.

The guide rails 9 are fiu'ther provided with extensions 20 (Figs. 2 and 3) linked by rods 21 to a double-armed lever 22. When one rail 9 swings to or from the plate 8, the other is swung in unison therewith by the lever system 2122. The members producing the swinging movement are mounted on the slide 4 adjacent to the sample container 6 and act on a lug 23 (Figs. 2 and 4) on one of the guide rails 9, as will hereinafter be more fully explained.

In the adhesive container 5 (Figs. 1 and 8) are provided pads 24 made of hard felt. These are of the shape of a prism of a cross section corresponding to the contours of the samples and/ or labels to be mounted on the cards. Their height is greater than the depth of the container so that they project slightly above the rim of the latter. The pads 24 are secured in positions in the container 5 by pins 25 engaging their side walls and secured in the bottom of the container. Adjacent to the container 5 a projection 26 is provided on the slide 4 for co-operation with the roller 19 as hereinafter set forth.

The container 6 for the samples and labels rests on four pins 27 (Figs. 6, 7 and 9) which are vertically movable in the slide 4 and are held in position by springs. It is provided with rectangular pockets 28 into which thin-walled boxes 29 are adapted to be removably inserted.

Each box 29 consists of two compartments, one of trapezoidal shape 30 for the fabric samples 31 and one of rectangular shape 32 for the corresponding paper labels. This combination of sampleand label-storing means prevents mixups from occurring in the matching of the sample with the corresponding label.

The bottoms of both compartments 30 and 32 are cut out to nearly their edges, leaving only a narrow ledge in each compartment-bottom, Into the holes thus formed project plates 35 guided by pins 36 and supported by vertically slidable plungers 37 controlled by springs, while similarly spring-actuated plungers 39 project into the holes 38 of the compartments 32. On the bottom ledges of the compartments 30-32 rest plates 40 and 41, respectively, made of fiber board, aluminum, or the like, and supporting the stacks of fabric samples and paper labels, respectively. Due to this construction of ledges and removable bottoms, the insertion, removal and storing of the stacks of samples and labels is greatly facilitated.

On the slide 4, at both ends of the container 6, are pivoted shafts 42 (Figs. 1, 6 and '7), having upwardly projecting lever arms with gripping projections, 43. The shafts 42 are inter-connected by rods 44 and a double-armed lever 45. The rod mechanism connecting the shafts 42 is held in one position by a weak spring 46 and is actuated at the required time by a stop 4'7 secured to the bed 3. At the left hand end of the container 6 is provided a projection 48 for co-action with the guide roller 19, as will be explained hereinafter.

On the slide 4 there is also provided a pawl 49 (Figs. 4 and 7) mounted on a pin 50 with which engages a spring 53 in the slot 51 of the standard 52. The pawl 49 co-operates with the lug 23 on one of the guide rails 9.

A loop 54 (Figs. 6 and 7) is hinged to the slide 4, with its long side parallel to the longitudinal wall of the sample container 6. It is provided with a lip or projection 55 on which strikes at the required time a lever 56 hinged to the bed 3, controlled by a spring 5'7. A lug 58 on the arm 56 is adapted to co-operate with a pawl 59 secured to the slide 4, which is held in the position shown in Fig. 7 by a spring and can only be turned upward from that position.

The operation of this device is as follows:

Starting from the position illustrated in Fig. 1 which is determined by a stop 60 at the righthand end of the bed 3 and in which position the adhesive container 5 is located underneath the head of the apparatus, the card or other backing is first inserted in the head, held firmly in position by the guide rails 9. The position of the latter and associated parts is shown by dot-anddash lines in Fig. 5.

When the pedal 2 is depressed, the head descends, whereby the roller 19 becomes engaged by the projection 26. The levers 16 are thus swung into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5, the eccentric rollers 14 are rotated and the frame 12 with the guide rails 9 is raised. The guide rails 9 now press the edges of the card 10 against the plate 3. The card which is thus rigidly held to the plate 8 is now seated on the pads 24 and adhesive is applied thereto.

When the pedal is released, the head returns to its initial position by the action of the piston in the cylinder 1. The slide 4 is then moved to the left from the position shown in Fig. 1 by means of the handle 61. In its end position the adhesive container 5 comes under the hood 7 and the sample container 6 under the head. The hood '7 is only slightly higher than the container 5 and is provided internally with a lining 62 of absorbent material which is connected by a wick 63 to a water-container 64 on the under-side of the bed 3. The lining is thus kept saturated with moisture for the purpose of preventing a drying of the adhesive on the pads 24. When the apparatus is not in use, the open end of the hood may be closed by a bar or other closure.

By depressing again the pedal 2, the head is lowered on the sample container 6. The edges of the shorter sides of the card 10 come into contact with the projections 43 which are in the position shown in Figs. 6 and 7, thus pressing these projections outwardly. As soon as the edges of the card have passed the points of the projections 43, the latter return to their original positions and engage the upper surface of the card 10, under the action of the spring 46. At the same time the roller 19 comes into contact with the projection 48, whereby the levers 16 and the eccentric rollers 14 are moved from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5 into the position shown in Fig. 4 in which the guide rails 9 are lowered. Before the lowest position is reached, the card 10 has been seated on the container 6 which now also descends. The sampleand label-stacks 31 and 33, respectively, do not at first partake of this movement, as they are supported by the plates 35 and the pins or plungers 39. Only after the head has been lowered to such an extent that the portions of the card to which adhesive has been applied come to lie on the uppermost samples and labels of the respective stacks,-the latter are compressed and finally, by overcoming the force of the respective springs which hold the plungers 3739 in position, the stacks are also depressed. During the downward movement of the head the lug 23 on one of the guide rails 9 (Fig. 4) passes along the straight face of the pawl 49 and tilts it so that when the lowermost position is reached it may ride over the lug 23 with its curved face.

It should be observed that the card 10, during the upward movement of the head after the first operating stroke, during the movement of the slide, and during the downward movement of the head for the second operating stroke, is pressed by the guide rails 9 against the plate 8 and rigidly held therebetween, so that, except for unavoidable slight vibrations, the samples are placed exactly over the parts of the card to which the adhesive has been applied. Only when the card bears against the sample container 6 and is clamped between the rim of this container and the plate 8, do the guide rails begin to descend.

By releasing the pedal 2, the head is then raised again. During this movement the lug 23 passes along the curved face of the pawl 49, whereby the guide rails 9, connected by the mechanism 2122, are brought into the position shown in dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 4. As the head moves upward, the container 6 on which the card 10 is now supported by the projections 43, also rises. When the lug 23 also moves off the pawl 49, the guide rails 9 again swing back into their vertical position.

For the purpose of applying adhesive to the next card, the slide 4 is again brought into the position shown in Fig. 1. The lever then strikes against the stop 47, so that the projections 43 are rocked and release the card. At the same time the lever 56, the lug 58 of which engages with the curved face of the pawl 59, is rotated against the action of the spring 57. When the lug 58 moves off the pawl 59, the lever 56 is snapped forward by the tensioned spring 57 and strikes the lip of the loop 54 which now strikes the under-side of the card. The card fiies upward and this causes any samples from the stacks that may cling to the mounted samples to drop ofif. The heater is of particular advantage when mounting rough fabric samples.

If sample cards are produced on a small scale, it may be preferable to print the designations of the samples on the card, instead of applying a label thereto. In this case the pads for the labels may be removed and replaced by boxes (Fig. 8) containing absorbent pads dipped in alcohol. At the parts of the card where the titles are to be printed there will thus be applied a film of alcohol. In the compartments 32 of the containers 29 a negative matrix 66 (Fig. '7) will then be provided instead of the labels and the designation will then be imprinted on the moistened card.

What I claim is:

1. An apparatus for mounting samples on cards and the like, comprising a head for carrying a card, a bed underneath said head, an adhesivecontainer and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, adhesive-applying members made of an absorbent material provided in the adhesive-container, and means for alternately lowering said head over said adhesive-container so as to apply adhesive to said card, and over said sample-container so as to cause the samples to adhere to said card.

2. An apparatus for mounting samples on cards and the like, comprising a head for carrying a card, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, adhesive-applying members made of hard felt provided in the adhesive-container, and means for alternately lowering said head over said adhesivecontainer so as to apply adhesive to said card, and over said sample-container so as to cause the samples to adhere to said card.

3. An apparatus for mounting samples on cards and the like, comprising a head for carrying a card, a bed underneath said head, an adhesivecontainer and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, adhesiveapplying pads of absorbent material provided in the adhesive-container, pins secured in said adhesive-container and adapted to engage the side walls of said pads for holding said pads in position, means for alternately lowering said head over said adhesive-container so as to apply adhesive to said card, and over said sample-container so as to cause the samples to adhere to said card.

4. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston and adapted to carry a backing, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-containerand over said sample-container.

5. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston, movable guides provided on said head and adapted to hold said backing on said head, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sample-container.

6. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston, movable guides provided on said head and adapted to hold said backing on said head, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sam le-container, means being provided for actuating said guides so as to clamp the backing to the head when said head is lowered on to the adhesive-container, and for actuating said guides so as to release the backing when said head is put on said sample-container.

'7. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston a vertically movable frame provided on said head, guides linked to the said frame and adapted to hold said backing on said head, a bed underneath said head, an adhesivecontainer and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for holding said piston in a raised positon and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring the said head alternately over the said adhesive-container and over the said sample-container.

8. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston, a vertically movable frame provided on said head, guides linked to said frame and adapted to hold said backing on said head, eccentric rollers provided on said head for moving said frame and connected with one another by a system of rods and levers, a bed underneath said head, a slide mounted and positively guided on said bed, an adhesive-container and a samplecontainer mounted to said slide, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over the said adhesive-container and over the said sample-container, and projections provided on said slide and adapted to co-operate with said system of rods and levers when said head is lowered.

9. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston, a vertically movable frame provided on said head, guides linked to said frame and adapted to hold said backing on said head, the guides being connected to one another by a system of links and levers, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sample-container.

10. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston, a vertically movable frame provided on said head, guides linked to said frame and adapted to hold said backing on said head, the guides being connected to one another by a system of links and levers, a bed underneath said head, a slide mounted and positively guided on said bed, an adhesive-container and a samplecontainer mounted on said slide, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sample-container, and means provided on said slide and adapted to swing said guides so as to release said backing when the head is lifted off said sample-container.

11. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston, a vertically movable frame provided on said head, guides linked to said frame and adapted to hold said backing on said head, the guides being connected to one another by a system of links and levers, a bed underneath said head, a slide mounted and positively guided on said bed, an adhesive-container and a sample container mounted on said slide, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sample-container, a pawl provided on said slide and adapted to engage a pin on one of said guides so as to swing said guides and to release said backing when the head is lifted off said sample-container.

12. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston and adapted to carry a backing, a bed underneath said head, a slide mounted and posi tively guided on said bed, an adhesive-container and a sample-container mounted on said slide, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sample-container, and spring controlled pivoted clamping means carried by said slide and adapted to clamp a sample-card to said sample-container when brought down on it.

13. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston and adapted to carry a backing, a bed underneath said head, a slide mounted and positively guided on said bed, an adhesive-container and a sample-container mounted on said slide, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said samplecontainer, and spring controlled pivoted clamping means carried by said slide and adapted to clamp a sample-card to said sample-container when brought down on it, a system of rods and levers interconnecting said clamping means and a stop member on said bed adapted to co-operatively engage said rods and levers to actuate said clamping means so as to release said samplecard clamped to the sample-container.

14. An apparatus for mounting samples on cards and the like, comprising a head for carrying a card, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for alternately lowering said head over said adhesive-container so as to apply adhesive to said card, and over said sample-container so as to cause the samples to adhere to said card, and means carried by said sample-container and adapted to strike a blow to said backing when the mounting is completed, so as to cause any loose samples adhering to those mounted on the backing to be separated therefrom.

15. An apparatus for mounting samples on cards and the like, comprising a head for carrying a card, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for alternately lowering said head over said adhesive-container so as to apply adhesive to said card, and over said sample-container so as to cause the samples to adhere to said card, and a three sided frame hinged to said sample-container and adapted to strike a blow to said backing when the mounting is completed, so as to cause any loose samples adhering to those mounted on the backing to be separated therefrom.

16. An apparatus for mounting samples on cards and the like, comprising a head for carrying a card, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for alternately lowering said head over said adhesive-container so as to apply adhesive to said card, and over said sample-container so as to cause the samples to adhere to said card, a pawl mounted to said sample-container and a spring controlled lever linked to said bed, said pawl being adapted to co-operate with said lever so as to tension its spring, and a loop hinged to said sample-container and adapted to be actuated by said lever so as to strike a blow to said backing when the mounting is completed and to cause any loose samples adhering to those mounted on the backing to be separated therefrom.

1'7. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston and adapted to carry a backing, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sample-container, and a hood near one end of said bed and adapted to receive thereunder said adhesive-container when in its non-operating position.

18. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston and adapted to carry a backing, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sample-container, a closure open at one end and adapted to receive therein said adhesive-container when in its non-operating position, and an absorbent lining in the interior of said enclosure.

19. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston and adapted to carry a backing, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sample-container, a closure open at one end and adapted to receive therein said adhesivecontainer when in its non-operating position, an absorbent lining in the interior of said enclosure, and means for supplying moisture to said absorbent lining so as to produce a humid atmosphere in said enclosure to prevent drying of the adhesive in said adhesive-container.

20. In an apparatus for mounting samples on backing such as a sample card, folder, etc., a vertically reciprocatable piston, a head mounted to said piston and adapted to carry a backing, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for holding said piston in a raised position and positive means for lowering the same so as to bring said head alternately over said adhesive-container and over said sample-container, a closure open at one end and adapted to receive therein said adhesive container when in its non-operating position, an absorbent lining in the interior of said enclosure, and a Water container connected to said lining by capillary feeding means, so as to create a humid atmosphere under said enclosure to prevent drying of the adhesive in said adhesive-container.

21. An apparatus for mounting samples on cards and the like, comprising a head for carrying a card, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, means for alternately lowering said head over said adhesive-container so as to apply adhesive to said card, and over said sample-container so as to cause the samples to adhere to said card, boxes inserted in said sample-container and having compartments for samples and labels, the bottom of each of said compartments being cut away so as to leave only narrow ledges adjacent to the walls of said compartments, and removable bottom plates supported on said ledges, on which the samples and labels respectively are adapted to rest.

22. An apparatus for mounting samples on cards and the like, comprising a head for carrying a card, a bed underneath said head, an adhesive-container and a sample-container slidably mounted and positively guided on said bed, the said adhesive-container being provided with adhesive applying members partly immerged into adhesive, and with small boxes containing alcohol and absorbent pads dipped in alcohol, the said sample-container being provided with boxes for samples and inked printing plates respectively, means for alternately lowering said head over said adhesive-container so as to apply adhesive and alcohol respectively to said card, and over said sample-container so as to cause the samples to adhere to the pasted portions of said card, and the printing plates to produce printed characters on the portions of said card wetted with alcohol.

ALFRED OSER. 

